Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-08
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
The New Seattle Postman-
ter CONFIRMED.


WAaErNaruN. Jan. f.--Senaior Ma
Pherson today suhu1tl.d an anenf
unent - The lnler-state Comneseo bil
proposing the following addiaiona
words q section g uhieh prohibits paai
inzs "FrCpfdei, kaarsaer, that n afla.
fall tuveslleA1ion ne Oemmi84ion. oR 4
ms1 Gritty thereof. are Of opfnion thaa en-
interests both Of ehipeera and oarriar'
gil b bes1 promoted oY an sqaitshll
division Of Aarih. nF Of the propaeaI
thereof, beiweea carriers. tha pFoVss,en,
ot this aeotioa nav nos b onfnro z
prior 80 danaary I, 1853. and "a shaIl n
the dufy of the Oemmiasion % repoFl
their action, With reasone therafeF. q
Congress IN Dtoembeg next.n Tht
amends nent als0 Increases she nunabas
OF Commissioners OF fater-3lale Gem
meroe 10 Be appointed from ave 10 nine,
and she namber Of sucn O0mmissinn
Who may Be Of one political party fFom
three 70 SIX.
Nemluaslons.
PoatmaEters- William N. Moore. AZ
R0sabufR, Oregon; =. B. Gees. ef Boins
CITY, Idaho; John M. Lyon, of Seattle,
". A.; William Wllson. of CnaarRn,
Neb. A. Is. Lswia, OF PtnnsYlVknla.
Deputy Fiflh Auditor Of tho Treasury
Departments w. N. Bnford. of Mlsaia-
@ppi, Deoaty Foorth Auditor % the
Treasury Department; o. =. SeAFi, Re-
cefver Of Pubic Moneya at SalinA. Kan-
sas, and long list Of army prpmotI0nn.
The Lunaey Case.
The lunacy pFuceedinns Instituted
By Pfof. Emmonn against Mrs. Emmona
we're continued In she Circuit Court
room today. TIE examination Of MFa.
De CogmiR, who vas Mra. EFmona'
travelling oompanion during her recent
tFip 20 Earope, vas oonoluded, without
eiiciting anything Of importanca BE-
yond a detailed recital of Mrm. Em-
mons' ecoentrieitiea. TIE next via
ness. Dr.. Waiter DampsteF. testified
be had made specially Of nersoua die
orders and ineAnity. He nrst met Mfs.
Emmoas on December 2teh. 1885,
through a card from DR.. Marion SimA
Of New York. aud he'd an tntefviaw ok
two hours with her. She vas then quiet
a1d iadyiike, bat vas incoheFsnt in her
spaeca. she asked me great many
questions. bus her answers uera wan
deriBg. and often trrelsvant. Witness
continued his visits ap 20 March "a,
1855, and f0und thai HRS. Famous bad
= namber OF delusions. Oooe she told
him that ahe WAa very Suspicious. He
bad made some remark with feQard 90
her loneliness, whsn she declared that
she vas not afraid. because she had Q
dagger which, when warm. vas deadly,
tut when cold was inert. This dagger,
she said, she had once aeeidentailY
pficked Der cheek With, and knoWing Il
aaa poisoned she toek 0alons and milk
as an nntldote. and she recommended
the eame 10 him After referring %
many other eeoentrieilIes on she part Of
Mrs. Emmona, including her refusal 10
ear, because s1apici0as Of her food be-
iug poisoned, Dr.. Dempsser testified be
advised that she be taken 10 some iastA-
tote where she Woald be properly
treated.
Capital xesen.
WAsHIAoroN. Jan. L. The President
today Nominated Rufus Thomson % be
Postmaster az Alb4uy. Oregon.
he House Committeo on kndlan
Affairs TODAY decided 20 report favora-
oily 10 the House several measures. IN.
clading tbs senate bill 10 anthoriKs the
pufehsss Of = sraos of land near salem,
Oregon. for an Indian training school.
Tue House bill granting the right ok
way 10 the Fsrt BillinRe. Clark'a Fork
and Oook City Railroad, thr0ush The
Grow Indian reservation In Montana,
passed
Senators Evarts. PaQh, spooner, Cor
man and Aldrieh expect 10 spsak on the
IRter-Slate Commuree bill, bnt "A
p'cl0ck today none we're quite ready 70
D oosed, and the meAsuFe was tsmpo.
Farily laid aside, 20 BE- taken up later In
the day, IL any ef the gentlemen named,
or any one slse, shall be prepared %
discuss Ia.
The House Committse on Rivers ana
Harbors today took np The River and
HaKoor Appro SFiati0n oil. aud a ads q
few changes 10 the original draft.
A communication ffoEa the Comml9-
sioner OF lnieFnal Resenus YES today
transmitted ~ The Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 the House. requesting Ra
imm-diate additional appropriation of
$4,000 for sal aries aud expenses of Ool-
ieosors Of Internal II venue for the ear
rent dscal year. the Secretary Gays In
nis letter Of tFansmissioa that urgency
is demanded 10 properly sxeouse ihe
oie1maFasrine aot. aud also the m8t of
August =, 1896, dsvolving upon she Gov
ernmcnt the expenses OF inspeotiun 81
tobacco seEportsd hefet0fors paid ~
the exporter. The Secretary reoom-
mended that the appropriation Be mado
With as little delay - possible.
The Treasury Department II informed
that the commission Of Mr.. Theodore
Lsmmon MeyeF, 90 Ooneal 0saofai Of
the Republic OF Costa Riea for the State
sf California, has been oanoelled, and
that Mr.. Ricardo kil4ffanco has bea1
aDuoiuaed In bis atead.
The Oommitlse on Rules Of tho Hoass
hes resolved 20 report 70 that body .
fss lutinn setting apart . day fof tha
consideration Of the JadieiaFy Commit
tees uubstituts fer the Edmunds aati-
polyaamy bill.
rae Prfnser In Tremhie.
The Ssnats O0mmistss on Printing,
it is said. this snorning began lhe study
Of certain pf0blema involved IN 1ne
domination of Benedict 70 be Pebble
Printer. and Bensdlot was himself Be-
fore the COMMITTEES for examination.
No eonaiusiou waa reached, and anethe9
meeting l. 10 BE- held daring ihe week.
lt is understood thai these are no
formul&tsd charges against the uomi-
nee, bat there are people Who elalw be
e not . practical printer o. bookbiudef,
and Ia thsse respects doas not msaf the
requirements Of she isw governing the
appointment 10 this ofioe.
Tame Exaended Aaaan.
WAauINargE. Jan. Tia the aeeEe4
session Of the senate today she Msxi-
oan reciprocity treaty. which hes long
bssn wAitinR sotion b. tbs H0uae o.
Representatives neoesssry 20 esffy tis
provisi01s into eject, VS. bfoaRht -
on proposition from the Ccmmtttas
on faTeiRn kelaii0na. 10 exsend she
tine within ukieh the feqEifed. aetlon
mi0hs Be taken. The proposition,
which waa 10 ths natase of pFotoeel,
sxtendlnx tie time 10 wsieh ConGEes-
sionai asti0n mnst be taken % Nag,
lsSs, vas bFouahs - a Foia and oaKFied.
Tnis IA the sseond exfension Of tims h
oonnsotion vita this treaty.